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==Books by Tom Clancy==

==Books by Tom Clancy==

*''The Hunt For Red October'' (1984) - introduces [[Jack Ryan]] as a CIA analyst who gets caught up in the biggest field operation in decades when a highly respected Soviet navy sub captain decides to defect.

*''The Hunt For Red October'' (1984) - introduces [[Jack Ryan]] as a CIA analyst who gets caught up in the biggest field operation in decades when a highly respected Soviet navy sub captain decides to defect. The obvious benefits of [[capitalism]] as opposed to corruption and inefficiency of [[communism]] are major theme.

*''Red Storm Rising'' (1986) - fiction about [[World War III]].  Does not include Jack Ryan.

*''Red Storm Rising'' (1986) - fiction about [[World War III]].  Does not include Jack Ryan.

*''Patriot Games'' (1987) - the back story of [[Jack Ryan]], former marine lieutenant who stops a terrorist kidnapping in [[London]], and is then himself targeted by the terrorists.

*''Patriot Games'' (1987) - the back story of [[Jack Ryan]], former marine lieutenant who stops a terrorist kidnapping in [[London]], and is then himself targeted by the terrorists.

*''Without Remorse'' (1993) - Details origin of the character [[John Clark]], and is set during the [[Vietnam War]].

*''Without Remorse'' (1993) - Details origin of the character [[John Clark]], and is set during the [[Vietnam War]].

*''Debt of Honor'' (1994) - what if [[Japan]] invaded a US island? (ends with a 9/11 style attack on the US Capitol).

*''Debt of Honor'' (1994) - what if [[Japan]] invaded a US island? (ends with a 9/11 style attack on the US Capitol).

*''Executive Orders'' (1996) - continues where ''Debt of Honor'' left off, with Jack Ryan bumped up to President of the United States, just in time to deal with a new threat in the Middle East.

*''Executive Orders'' (1996) - continues where ''Debt of Honor'' left off, with Jack Ryan bumped up to President of the United States, just in time to deal with a new threat in the Middle East. It also features many corrupt liberals as enemies, who oppose the new [[conservative]] government, and who use many extralegal means throughout the book to topple the new President's conservative reforms. Further, the book addresses how liberals have corrupted the US tax code to their own benefit and how similar corruption in the American legislature allowed abortion to become federally protected.

*''SSN'' (1996) - based on a video game.  Set on the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Cheyenne during a war with China.

*''SSN'' (1996) - based on a video game.  Set on the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Cheyenne during a war with China.

*''Rainbow Six'' (1998) - [[John Clark]] leads an elite counter-terrorist group - biggest challenge is global eco-terrorists.

*''Rainbow Six'' (1998) - [[John Clark]] leads an elite counter-terrorist group - biggest challenge is global eco-terrorists.